# Nanjian Yi Autonomous County

Nanjian Yi Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 南涧彝族自治县; traditional Chinese: 南澗彝族自治縣; pinyin: Nánjiàn Yízú Zìzhìxiàn) is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the west-central part of Yunnan province, southwest China.

## Administrative divisions

Nanjian Yi Autonomous County has 5 towns and 3 townships.

### 5 towns

| Nanjian (南涧镇) Xiaowandong (小湾东镇) Gonglang (公郎镇) | Baohua (宝华镇) Wuliangshan (无量山镇) |

### 3 townships

* Yongcui (拥翠乡)
* Leqiu (乐秋乡)
* Bixi (碧溪乡)

## Ethnic groups

The Nanjian County Gazetteer (1993) lists the following ethnic groups.
* Yi (Western and Central Yi languages)
** Black Yi, White Yi
** Luoluo 倮倮, Black Luoluo 黑倮倮, White Luoluo 白倮倮
** Tuzu 土族
** Xiangtang 香堂
** Micha 密岔
** Laluobo 腊罗拨/腊鲁拨
** Enibo 额尼拨 (Central Yi)
** Misabo 迷撒拨
* Hui
* Bai (only some can speak Bai)
* Miao
** White Miao 白苗 (Menglou 孟镂)
** Green Miao 青苗 (Mengsa 孟撒): in Guihuaqing 桂花箐, Weibixi Township 唯碧溪乡
** Chinese Miao 汉苗 (Mengzhua 孟抓)
* Bulang (autonym: Pu 濮; exonyms: Puman 濮曼, Pumanzi 濮蛮子): along the Jiancang River 涧沧江 in Wangjiang 望江, Wanzi 湾子, Lelongzhai 乐龙寨, Goujie 狗街, Yanzijiao 岩子脚, Luodihe 落底河
* Lisu
* Han
In Nanjian County, ethnic Bulang are located in Banqiao Village 板桥村, Langcang Township 浪沧乡 (Dali Prefecture Gazetteer, Vol. 9 1998:127).

## Transportation

* China National Highway 214
* Xiaowan East railway station

## Climate

Climate data for Nanjian, elevation 1,377 m (4,518 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.5 (79.7) | 29.7 (85.5) | 31.4 (88.5) | 34.6 (94.3) | 36.1 (97.0) | 35.7 (96.3) | 34.2 (93.6) | 33.9 (93.0) | 34.2 (93.6) | 31.7 (89.1) | 28.7 (83.7) | 25.7 (78.3) | 36.1 (97.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.5 (68.9) | 22.7 (72.9) | 25.8 (78.4) | 28.3 (82.9) | 29.5 (85.1) | 29.9 (85.8) | 28.8 (83.8) | 29.1 (84.4) | 28.3 (82.9) | 26.3 (79.3) | 23.4 (74.1) | 20.8 (69.4) | 26.1 (79.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.3 (54.1) | 14.7 (58.5) | 18.1 (64.6) | 20.9 (69.6) | 23.4 (74.1) | 24.8 (76.6) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.5 (74.3) | 22.4 (72.3) | 19.9 (67.8) | 15.6 (60.1) | 12.6 (54.7) | 19.3 (66.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) | 7.7 (45.9) | 11.1 (52.0) | 14.7 (58.5) | 18.3 (64.9) | 21.1 (70.0) | 20.7 (69.3) | 20.0 (68.0) | 18.7 (65.7) | 15.8 (60.4) | 10.1 (50.2) | 6.4 (43.5) | 14.2 (57.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) | 2.4 (36.3) | 0.6 (33.1) | 9.1 (48.4) | 11.2 (52.2) | 14.8 (58.6) | 15.4 (59.7) | 14.8 (58.6) | 11.3 (52.3) | 9.0 (48.2) | 3.4 (38.1) | −0.8 (30.6) | −0.8 (30.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.8 (0.90) | 15.8 (0.62) | 20.9 (0.82) | 28.1 (1.11) | 60.4 (2.38) | 89.1 (3.51) | 150.3 (5.92) | 144.7 (5.70) | 99.7 (3.93) | 70.5 (2.78) | 28.3 (1.11) | 9.8 (0.39) | 740.4 (29.17) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 18.5 | 17.4 | 13.9 | 11.3 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 114.2 |
| Average snowy days | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 58 | 51 | 47 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 65 | 63 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 233.2 | 221.8 | 247.4 | 243.5 | 227.8 | 166.9 | 129.6 | 146.3 | 149.2 | 173.0 | 212.2 | 225.4 | 2,376.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 70 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 55 | 41 | 31 | 37 | 41 | 49 | 65 | 69 | 55 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||